HERMON-DEKALB CENTRAL SCHOOL

HERMON-DEKALB CENTRAL SCHOOL operates as a small unified-grade school in DEKALB JUNCTION, New York, overseen by HERMON-DEKALB CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 363 students spanning grades pre-K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 544 students per school, that is 33% below typical.

HERMON-DEKALB CENTRAL SCHOOL sits inside HERMON-DEKALB CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

On the student-mix side, HERMON-DEKALB CENTRAL SCHOOL records that 96% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, HERMON-DEKALB CENTRAL SCHOOL lists 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 8.7:1 average. About 50% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, HERMON-DEKALB CENTRAL SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 56.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 48.1%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (St. Lawrence County) logs that median household income runs about $62,850, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. In all, St. Lawrence County runs 40 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,653 students), of which HERMON-DEKALB CENTRAL SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is EDWARDS-KNOX ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 9.6 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HERMON-DEKALB CENTRAL SCHOOL at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 54.4%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 11%: 407 students in 2018 compared to 363 in 2025.

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